Celebrating Student Success

Recently I had the opportunity to attend Hopkins Elementary's Success Night. This uplifting program began with a tribute to our veterans by the third-grade students, which was one of many school programs honoring our country’s heroes. Then, I was honored to be able to speak to the students about never taking their education for granted. I encouraged them to continue to excel in their studies, and congratulated them on their many outstanding achievements. I was very pleased to watch as the students were awarded for making honor roll, achieving goals on quarterly tests and outstanding attendance.

I am very proud of Hopkins Elementary, and I thank them for allowing me to spend an evening with them celebrating their successes. This is just one example of the student success occurring at all of our schools. Chesterfield schools consistently have high-achieving students who excel every day in their studies and personal commitments.

R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence Winners

I would like to congratulate the six Chesterfield teachers who were recently awarded the R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence. These teachers are wonderful examples of the extraordinary effort our teachers put into providing exciting learning experiences for our students. Chesterfield received more grants than any other school division this year. The monetary awards the winners will receive will go towards allowing our teachers to gain hands-on experiences and training from visiting various places such as eight national parks, Botswana and Central Europe.

Congratulations again to the winners and the finalists. I commend you for the innovative teaching methods you bring to the classroom. Keep up the great work!

Please take a moment to view a list of these accomplished teachers and learn more about their projects here: http://chesterfield.k12.va.us/CCPS/About_CCPS/awards.htm

Congratulations to James Wilson from Midlothian High, Suzanne Beck from Spring Run Elementary, Victoria Hugate from Grange Hall Elementary, Alice Potts from Manchester Middle, Anne Canipe from Cosby High and Cindy Jones from Clover Hill Elementary.